Mix & Match (VI) plus My Adventures with thrift-ing

Sorry that I have not been around much this past week. 'Real Life' has sorta taken over my 'blogging life' ... but I hope to catch up on the blogs and reply to all the emails in this coming week! Thank you for being around even when I am not! :)

P.S. A warm welcome to all my new readers! In case you are wondering why there are no new outfit posts, since the time you came on board, then its time to click here. I have been posting my daily outfits at the end of each day!

Blogging has changed my life completely. I have started trying taking more risks, become much more experimental and open to new things. One of the things I was wary of was - Thrifting! Up until I started blogging I couldn’t imagined wearing 'second-hand clothes' or even enter a thrift shop in my dreams! Not much has changed yet, but after being encouraged by a lot of blogging-friends, I did brave-through into a thirft-store last year! I had no idea what I was looking for or how should one thrift ‘successfully’. So if you are someone like me who is a thrift-virgin then this is what I have learnt so far:

1) Take your time and survey the store. Pick out stuff you think you might like. If you are lucky you might even find stuff with their original tags on.

2) If you are not ready to start with clothes immediately, accessories like jewelry and belt are a great way to break the ice.

3) Make sure you try-on everything.

4) Check for any wear and tear. If it is easily repairable then don’t just discard it!

I'm not exaggerating when I say that thrifting changed my life. It allows me to try numerous new styles at such a low cost I can easy afford to do so. It's like learning fashion with training wheels. Before, I wouldn't wear an item for fear of wasting $70; now, I snap one up for $7 and have the same experience.

in both the first pics you look super hot*not that you don't in the others*:-)infact in the place where you wore the dress as a top-it does not look like a top at all-perfection dearie...you are reaching there:-)

We don't get much second-hand thrift shops here in India...but we do have all these export surplus stuff available in the street markets...and you do really find some good bargains there! Thanks for those tips..... :)

Tanvi the leopard print dress with the knee-high boots are fierce, I love how you changed the dress into a top in the second look. I too have become more thrifty, I started with jewelry and belts and found a few clothing items that were in great condition.

I think thrifting carries a certain stigma with it that scares a lot of people. It could be that it is "already worn" or really cheap, but a lot of people are really not into it. I personally love it. I have found so many original and versatile pieces thrifting. I love that you have given it a shot!

I LOVE the green,orange and tan belts!The very concept of thrift shops has always fascinated me!But sadly,I don't know of any such shop in Kolkata.:-(And Tanvii,you flew down to Mumbai for the bloggers' meet?Wish we had more bloggers from Kolkata!Then even we could've organized a bloggers' meet over here and invited you!Even Poulami has moved to Mumbai now.*wipes tears*

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